Photoionization cross section in a spherical quantum dot: Effects of some parabolic confining electric potentials

Abstract

A theoretical investigation of the effects of spatial variation of confining electric potential on photoionization cross section (PCS) in a spherical quantum dot is presented. The potential profiles considered here are the shifted parabolic potential and the inverse lateral shifted parabolic potential compared with the well-studied parabolic potential. The primary findings are that parabolic potential and the inverse lateral shifted parabolic potential blue shift the peaks of the PCS while the shifted parabolic potential causes a red shift.